Entered CNET Catalog: 03/20/2005
SKU: 0747464109527
Manufacturer: Buffalo Technology (USA), Inc.
Manufacturer description
Buffalo's TeraStation Series of Terabyte Network Attached Storage offers powerful storage, server and multimedia solutions for both the SMB and consumer markets. Combining advanced fault tolerant data solutions, robust file security and Gigabit Ethernet networking, TeraStation allows users to deploy a simple, cost-effective data or media server to their office or home network in literally minutes without cutting corners on features or expandability. By offering a total of four USB 2.0 ports, the device can accommodate additional external USB hard drives for expanded networked storage or as backup targets. Additionally, a USB printer can be attached and shared over the network via TeraStation's built-in Print Server. Compatibility with Buffalo's LinkTheater Wireless HD Media Player allows wired or wireless streaming of your multimedia files to your television in almost any audio, video or graphic format. With its sleek, aesthetic design and ultra-silent operation, the TeraStation will get envious looks whether it is located in a busy office environment or on the entertainment system in your living room without adding any distracting fan noise or taking up much space.Product summary
The good: Supercapacious; easy to set up and configure; relatively inexpensive; can be arranged in a RAID array; Gigabit Ethernet.
The bad: Need to manually enable DHCP; always uses Internet Explorer rather than a default browser; minor issues with installation GUI; short one-year warranty.
The bottom line: Inexpensive and easy-to-set-up network storage for your home or small business.
User opinions
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Major conflict with Microsoft Active Directory
Pros: TeraStation is an inexpensive solution for a home office
Cons: Watch out if you have a Windows-based network! TeraStation conflicts with Active Directory -- your users won't be able to see it.
Buffalo's tech support team did not have a patch to fix the problem, as of 31 August, 2006. A copy of their email is included below.
-----Original Message-----
From: Buffalo Tech Support [mailto:info@buffalotech.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:27 PM
Subject: Tech Support Request
We have not been advised of when the firmware update fixing this problem will be available.
Thank you,
Tim S
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To: info@buffalotech.comTech Support Request:
Region: North America
Product: TS-2.0TGL/R5
Question: I spoke with your technical support a few days ago. We were trying to resolve an issue we ran into while trying to add the TeraStation to our Windows domain. This domain runs AD. The issue is that we are not able to connect to the device by name after it was added to the domain. We could only connect by IP address.
The support person informed me that this is a known issue with this device and that a fix was being worked on. My question is, is there an ETA for when that fix will be available?
out of 3 user reviews
excellent value, excellent capacity
Pros: drive capacity
Cons: doesnt seem to operate at gigabit speed
out of 3 user reviews
Works Great.
Pros: reliable, easy to use.
Cons: Not cheap, but worth it.
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